GENUKI: Long Preston

The Ancient Parish of LONG PRESTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"LONG PRESTON, a parish-town, in the west-division and liberty of Staincliffe; 4½ miles S. of Settle, 7 from Gisburn, 11½ from Skipton, 15 from Colne, (Lanc.) 53 from York. No Market. Fairs, March 1, and September 4, for horned cattle, &c. Principal Inn, Boar's Head. Pop. 733. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Mary, in the deanry of Craven, value, £10. 18s. 11½d. Patrons, the Dean and Canons of Christ Church, Oxford.

The Prior and Canons of Bolton appear to have presented to this Church, ever since the endowment of the vicarage, in 1303, to the dissolution of their house; when the rectory and advowson were granted by Henry VIII. to Christ church, Oxford. In this Church was a chantry, dedicated to our Lady and St. Anne, founded by Richard Hammerton, Knight, according to the return of chantries made by Archbishop Holgate, and valued at £5. 6s. 8d. per annum. --Hist. Craven.

Here are ten Alms Houses, with a Chapel for reading prayers, founded by James Knowles, by Will, dated 1613 14, for ten poor men or women, and endowed by him with land, worth, in 1786, £49. 15s. per annum."

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Arnford
Deep Dale Head
Halton West
Hellifield
Hellifield Peel
Little Newton

Long Gill
Meer Beck
Scales
Thornber House
Wigglesworth

Charities

The Charities for St. Mary's Church, Long Preston.

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
- St. Mary's Church, Long Preston (view 1).
- St. Mary's Church, Long Preston (view 2).
  - Internal view looking down the nave
- St. Aidan's Church, Hellifield (view 1).
- St. Aidan's Church, Hellifield (view 2).
- Hellifield Methodist Church, Hellifield.
- The former Baptist Chapel, Hellifield, now a private dwelling.
- The Mission Church, Halton West.
The following Churches have their own websites:
- Long Preston Methodist Church.

Church History

A transcription of Hellifield Baptist Church History
A transcription of Long Preston Baptist Church History
Transcript of the entry for Long Preston in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Long Preston.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer, Vol I, West Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Craven Household Almanack 1911, XXX

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The War Memorial at Long Preston
The the War Memorial next to the Mission Church at Halton West.
The War Memorial at Hellifield.

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (SD856561) Hellifield Green
- (SD829586) Town Head

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Airedale & Wharfedale FHS

Taxation

A list of those paying the 1379 Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for this parish.

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